Re: Pasting causing large problems....
From: beaner (beaner_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/27/04
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 04:23:03 -0700
Another possible answer to bloat. In Word is "versioning" or "Track Changes"
turned on? Those 2 really pig out.
"Beth Melton" wrote:
> The binary file format for Word has not changed since Word 97.
>
> I do know that as of Word 2002 images are handled better than they
> were in previous versions but the file size you have noted is rather
> large.
>
> How large are the *.jpgs? Have you verified the steps he his using
> compared to your own? For example using Insert/Object can result in a
> larger embedded images than using Insert/Picture from file.
>
> Also, in File/Properties on the Summary tab is "Save Preview Picture"
> turned on? This option is notorious for causing file bloat.
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
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>
> "Steven E. Segore" <StevenESegore@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:0816501D-C5FC-4F42-9CCF-A8717FF7EE69@microsoft.com...
> >A coilleague is forced to use Word 2000 (...he is only in two days a
> >week on
> > site). He is working on a Word 2000 text document in Windows 98
> > that
> > requires graphics that we create in SPSS PC using Windows XP and
> > export to
> > *.JPG files.
> >
> > The Word 2002 file we create to place the *.JPGs in order is only
> > 59Kb.
> > When my colleague copies and pastes these graphics in sequence from
> > the Word
> > 2002 document, his resulting Word 2000 document bloats from a
> > manageable
> > 150Kb document to 23Mb causing all manner of memory problems on his
> > Windows
> > 98 box.
> >
> > Why is this happening and what should we do about it? Without any
> > foreknowledge, we're guessing the problem has something to do with
> > "backwards
> > compatibility. Still one would think that the newer code of Word
> > would
> > trump the old and fix this problem automatically. Please explain
> > what
> > specifically is occuring.
> >
> > Thank you for your time.
> >
> >
> > Steven E. Segore
> > Assoc. Health Care Management Systems Analyst
> > NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
> >
> > Please respond to segorese@omr.state.ny.us unitl I am able to set
> > up a
> > *.Net account set up for my work e-mail address. If you can't,
> > please send
> > results to segore.se@verizon.net.
>
>
>
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